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August 16, 2024
Open drains drain health
A recent study finds that majority of the poor in India are likely to have open drains or no drainage systems to convey and treat their waste flows, threatening their health.
Open drains, harbingers of illhealth. Image for representation only (Image Source: SuSanA Secretariat via Wikimedia Commons)
July 28, 2024
Tap into the numbers: Budget insights on WASH
The budget allocation for the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation reflects a steady upward trajectory, underscoring the importance of scaling financial commitments to meet the growing demands of the WASH sector.
Child drinking water from handpump in Guna, Madhya Pradesh (Image: Anil Gulati, India Water Portal Flickr)
November 17, 2023
Unmasking gender disparities in Indian sanitation
Women's struggle for sanitation equity in rural areas and urban slums India
A training exercise on water and sanitation, as part of an EU-funded project on integrated water resource management in Rajasthan. (Image: UN Women Asia and Pacific; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
October 20, 2023
Building community expertise in planning, designing, and overseeing WASH systems
A holistic approach to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) initiatives
Shantilata uses a cloth to filter out the high iron content in the salty water, filled from a hand pump, in the village Sitapur on the outskirts of Bhadrak, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha (Image: WaterAid/ Anindito Mukherjee)
July 12, 2023
Saamuhika Shakti: Empowering Bangalore waste pickers to live dignified lives
A collective impact effort, the first of its type in India that provides informal waste pickers a chance to live safe and dignified lives, with particular emphasis on gender and equity.
Waste pickers and sorters working hard to extract recyclable value from the waste we throw out (Image: Vinod Sebastian/ Saamuhika Shakti)
February 7, 2023
Budget 2023-24: Drinking water supply and sanitation continues to get priority
Budgetary allocations for urban sanitation get an impetus, but Swachh Bharat Mission – Rural (SBM-R) records no change in its budgetary allocation
An amount of Rs 1840 crore has been approved to effecvely implement Water Security Plans through convergence of ongoing/new schemes (Image: Pavitra K B Rao, Wikimedia Commons)
स्वच्छता और महात्मा गाँधी
Posted on 29 Oct, 2015 01:40 PM

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गाँधीजी का सपना साकार करेगा स्वच्छ भारत मिशन
Posted on 27 Oct, 2015 04:01 PM

संजय श्रीवास्तव

 
वेस्ट पूजा सामग्री से धूप-अगरबत्ती बना रहे युवा
Posted on 26 Oct, 2015 04:32 PM

मनोज भट्ट

 
कबाड़ की शक्ल में बैठा हुआ है खतरा
Posted on 26 Oct, 2015 01:24 PM

भोपाल, पत्रिका। राजधानी के पर्यावरण और सुरक्षा के लिए खतरा बने कबाड़ गोदाम अभी तक शहर से बाहर नहीं हो पाए हैं। रहवासी क्षेत्र के बीच बने ये गोदाम कभी भी बड़े हादसे का सबब बन सकते
Delhi’s sanitation staff off on strike, yet again
Posted on 26 Oct, 2015 10:24 AM
Delhi's safai karamcharis on strike: Demand regularisation and timely payment of salary
A bulk of the 57,000 strong sanitation work-force affiliated to 27 safai karamchari unions stayed away from work demanding timely release of salaries, pay
ससुराल में बढ़ गया मेरा मान
Posted on 25 Oct, 2015 09:40 AM

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Can the ‘Pad Piper’ lure away social taboos related to menstruation?
Posted on 25 Oct, 2015 09:00 AM

He wore pads, he figured out how to make them, and he's given rise to social enterprises around making biodegradable pads. Meet the 'Pad Piper' in this film by the same name.

Authored by: Manu Moudgil
बच्चों की पहल से गाँव हुआ खुले में शौच से मुक्त
Posted on 23 Oct, 2015 02:40 PM

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शौचालय के उपयोग में पानी की कमी रुकावट
Posted on 23 Oct, 2015 09:39 AM

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स्वच्छता दूत से बने सरपंच
Posted on 22 Oct, 2015 11:09 AM

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